Pt is correct on both accounts. Also I already have a 870 slugger that is great when I hunt in shotgun only range. I like rifles. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I agree with Tony here, the 30-30 is what you're describing that you are looking for in a 100 yard gun! The Ole Tried and True! The .35 Remington is along the same lines. I have both! But, with that said, you can never have enough gun in my opinion! My Savage Model 14 .300wsm is new this season and has killed 3 deer all under 70 yards, in thick hardwood ridges! The ole American Classic.....This gun will kill anything I hunt and is sexy while doing it! LOL!
I missed the part about recoil. As others have said then. 30-30 would be great. I took my first deer ever with one at about 40yd. Killed her as dead as anything else I've used or seen used. And a lever action is one sexy rifle.
I personally use a .308 and i love it, has done everything i asked. Shot 2 bucks with it and both dropped on the spot. But if you are asking for a brush gun i would go with the 30 -30. PLenty of power to take down any whitetail and is super manueverable and compact.
Any of those calibers will work the same at distances under 100 yards. I'd encourage you to pick the right bullet as that will matter much more than picking between those three cartridges. If you shooting specifically closer ranges I'd make sure to have a bonded bullet that will hold together. I shoot ballistic tips out of my .270 because there are a lot of places I shoot out to 400 yards and it still opens at those distances. I shot a buck with it a few years ago at about 60 yards though and had to throw both front quarters out due to the massive damage. I still shoot ballistic tips out of that gun now but only carry it in places I know I'll likely be shooting longer distances. While I've killed dozens of deer with my .270 and a handful with a 30-06 too, I've been carrying a 6.8 SPC for the past couple of years and I'm amazed at what a small cartridge like that will do to a deer. I've been shooting a 100gr Accubond at about 2800 fps and it absolutely flattens deer. I took a doe two years ago at around 280 yards with it that was quartering away, I hit her behind the close side rib and it went through smashing the far side shoulder blade just dimpling the skin without exiting. It looked like someone flipped a light switch off when I hit her and she didn't even twitch.
Good advice and I agree. I know this because I shot a buck with my .06 a few years ago at about 40 yards and was using hornaday sst and it came apart bad. Ended up switching to corelokts because of that. That is actually a reason I am thinking the .308 just because it is a slower out of the muzzle. I'll try corelokts in 180 grain first and see how that if the barrel likes it. I may also try those accubonds as well unless someone has something bad to say about those. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I load 150gr Nosler Partition to 2900fps at the Muzzle. Been a good deer load for me and killed a black bear also. Federal loads the same bullet in the premium line, at about the same speed. Holds up well at short distances and opens up at longer. One of the best .308 rounds is a standard 150 grain Cor-Lok, works super at 2700-2800 fps at the muzzle. I would stay clear of most 180 grain bullets with the .308...reason being take the majority or designed to open up at 30-06 and .300 mag speeds. 150 grain and 165 generally speaking are better options...in the .308 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Glad you like it. My wife has it in .270 and she loves it as well. It just feels naturally good in my hands. My A-bolt was always a good rifle but I think they have improved enough stuff to justify an upgrade. Plus my A-bolt is 20 years old. But it still has a lot of life left in it.
